PamStealer macOS Malware Adds Live C2 Payload Decryption and Multi-Layer Persistence
- ID
- 28607
- Status
- new
- Published
- 25 Sep 2026, 9:18 PM
- Fetched
- 26 Sep 2026, 1:02 AM
- Provider
- The Hacker News
- Category
- security
- Original URL
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/pamstealer-macos-malware-adds-live-c2.html
- Source URL
- https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Excerpt
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new version of PamStealer that ensures that the main payload can only be recovered using a server-side decryption chain. The latest artifacts, per Jamf Threat Labs, continue to rely on the same JavaScript for Automation (JXA) dropper mechanism, but modify the lure and the delivery method. "Where earlier variants embedded their payload key material
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